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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Early Fall Cleaning List

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Get your home and yard ready for winter with this early fall cleaning list. Chilly weather is likely to be creeping in where you are by the end of the month so we will take this month to get ready in advance for it! Indoors and out there are things you can do to getRead More

How to Create a Custom Cleaning Schedule

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There is lots of information out there about keeping your home clean using a cleaning schedule. The problem with some of it is, it may not apply to you either because you don’t have to do certain chores (no vacuuming because you only have hardwood floors for example) or it simply won’t fit your lifestyle.Read More

Creating Your Own Cleaning List

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You’ve probably seen several cleaning lists floating around Pinterest and other online sites. Most of these lists are absolutely wonderful but they might not always work for you. I have tried a lot of the different pre-made cleaning lists and I’ve always found them too in-depth or lacking certain things that I needed. Since oneRead More

Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.